EXECUTION COPY
SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated as of March 19, 2001
by
STYLECRAFT LAMPS, INC.
Debtor
to
INTERIORS INVESTORS, L.L.C.
as a Secured Party
Table of Contents
Section 1. Definitions......................................................1
Section 2. Collateral.......................................................4
2.1. Grant of Security Interest.......................................4
2.2. Perfection and Protection of Security Interest...................6
2.3. Location of Offices and Collateral...............................7
2.4. Title to, Liens on, and Sale and Use of Collateral...............7
2.5. Access and Examination; Confidentiality..........................7
2.6. Collateral Reporting.............................................8
2.7. Accounts.........................................................8
2.8. Collection of Accounts; Payments................................10
2.9. Inventory.......................................................11
2.10. Equipment......................................................11
2.11. Assigned Contracts.............................................12
2.12. Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper......................13
2.13. Right to Cure..................................................13
2.14. Power of Attorney..............................................13
2.15. The Secured Party's Rights, Duties and Liabilities.............13
2.16. Sale of Assets or Equity Securities............................14
2.17. Subordination..................................................15
Section 3. Information and Notices.........................................15
3.1. Information.....................................................15
3.2. Notices to Secured Party........................................15
Section 4. Events of Default...............................................16
Section 5. Remedies........................................................16
5.1. Remedies of Secured Party.......................................17
5.2. Debtor's Waiver of Rights and Claims............................17
Section 6. Representations and Warranties..................................18
6.1. Due Organization................................................18
6.2. Valid Execution; Binding Effect.................................18
6.3. No Violation....................................................18
6.4. No Consents.....................................................18
6.5. Liens...........................................................18
Section 7. Miscellaneous...................................................18
7.1. Cumulative Remedies; No Prior Recourse to Collateral............19
7.2. Illegality, Etc.................................................19
7.3. GOVERNING LAW; CHOICE OF FORUM; SERVICE OF PROCESS..............19
7.4. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL............................................20
7.5. WAIVER OF CERTAIN CLAIMS........................................20
7.6. Survival of Representations and Warranties......................20
7.7. Other Security and Guaranties...................................20
7.8. Fees and Expenses; Interest.....................................21
7.9. Notices.........................................................21
7.10. Waiver of Notices..............................................22
7.11. Binding Effect.................................................22
7.12. Indemnity of the Secured Party by the Debtor...................22
7.13. Final Agreement; Amendments....................................22
7.14. Right of Setoff................................................22
7.15. Severability...................................................23
7.16. Section Headings...............................................23
7.17. Counterparts...................................................23
7.18. Release of Collateral..........................................23
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SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of March 19, 2001 is made by
STYLECRAFT LAMPS, INC., a Tennessee corporation (the "Debtor") in favor of
Interiors Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Secured
Party").
R E C I T A L S:
A. Concurrently herewith the Secured Party has made a Term Loan to
the Debtor and Petals, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Petals", and, together
with the Debtor, the "Borrowers") in an original aggregate principal amount
equal to U.S. $5,000,000, and in respect of which the Debtor shall have received
$2,000,000 out of the initial proceeds thereof, pursuant to, and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, a Promissory Note (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Promissory Note") dated as of even date
herewith issued by the Borrowers to the Secured Party.
B. To induce Secured Party to make the Term Loan, the Debtor has
agreed to enter into this Security Agreement on the terms set forth herein.
C. The execution and delivery by the Debtor of this Agreement is one
of the conditions to the willingness of the Secured Party to make the Term Loan
to the Borrowers.
ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, and to induce the Secured Party to make and maintain the Term Loan
to the Borrowers, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Promissory Note. In
addition, the following terms shall have the meanings specified for such terms
below:
"Account Debtor" means each Person obligated in any way on or in
connection with an Account.
"Accounts" means all of the Debtor's now owned or hereafter acquired
or arising accounts (as such term is defined in the UCC), whether now existing
or hereafter arising, and any other rights to payment for the sale or lease of
goods or rendering of services.
"Assigned Contracts" means, collectively, all rights and remedies of
the Debtor, and all moneys and claims for money due or to become due to the
Debtor, under any contracts of the Debtor, and any amendments, supplements,
extensions, and renewals thereof, including without limitation all rights and
claims of the Debtor now or hereafter existing: (i) under any insurance,
indemnities, warranties, and guarantees provided for or arising out of or in
connection with any of the foregoing contracts; (ii) for any damages arising out
of or for breach or default under or in connection with any of the foregoing
contracts; (iii) to all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or
in connection with any of the foregoing contracts; or (iv) to exercise or
enforce any and all covenants, remedies, powers and privileges thereunder.
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"Attorney Costs" means and includes all reasonable fees,
out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external
counsel engaged by the Secured Party, the reasonable allocated cost of internal
legal counsel of the Secured Party and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and
disbursements of internal counsel of the Secured Party.
"Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
"Default" means an Event of Default or an event or circumstances
which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would be an Event of
Default.
"Environmental Release" means a release, spill, emission, leaking,
pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or
migration of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment or into
or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or
in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or other property.
"Equipment" means all of the Debtor's now owned and hereafter
acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other
tangible personal property (except Inventory), including without limitation
motor vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued,
dies, tools, jigs, and office equipment, and all of the Debtor's rights and
interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation,
options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and
accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and
supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any
of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights
with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 4 hereof.
"Financial Assets" means all of the Debtor's now owned or hereafter
acquired financial assets (as defined in the UCC).
"General Intangibles" means all of the Debtor's now owned or
hereafter acquired general intangibles (as defined in the UCC), including
without limitation the uniform resource locators, xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx,
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx and xxx.xxxxxx.xxx, choses in action and causes of
action and all other intangible personal property of the Debtor of every kind
and nature (other than Accounts and Assigned Contracts), including, without
limitation, all contract rights, corporate or other business records,
Proprietary Rights, inventions, designs, blueprints, plans, specifications,
goodwill, computer software, customer lists, registrations, licenses,
franchises, tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to the Debtor in
connection with the termination of any pension plan or other employee benefit
plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to the Debtor from any
pension plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers
and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and
proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any
proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on
which the Debtor is beneficiary, and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim,
security interest or other security held by or granted to the Debtor.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state
or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or
regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative
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functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity
owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of
the foregoing.
"Hazardous Material" means any waste, pollutant, hazardous
substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived
substance or waste, asbestos, polycholorinated biphenyls, or any constituent of
any such substance or waste.
"Inventory" means all of the Debtor's now owned and hereafter
acquired inventory (as such term is defined in the UCC) and any other goods,
merchandise, and other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished
under any contract of service or held for sale or lease, all returned goods, raw
materials, other materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which
are or might be consumed in the Debtor's business or used in connection with the
packing, shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such goods, merchandise
and such other personal property, and all documents of title or other documents
representing them, in each case, to the extent of the Debtor's interest therein.
"Investment Property" means all of the Debtor's now owned or
hereafter acquired investment property (as defined in the UCC) and includes each
Debtor's now owned or hereafter acquired rights, title and interests in and to
any and all: (a) securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, (b)
security entitlements, (c) securities accounts, (d) commodity contracts and (e)
commodity accounts (as such terms are defined in the UCC).
"Lien" means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation
owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether
such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including,
without limitation, a security interest, charge, claim, lien (including any lien
or charge arising from a mortgage or deed of trust), encumbrance, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, agreement, security agreement,
conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for
security purposes; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any
reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, right-of-way, covenant,
condition, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting
real property.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any change or effect, fact or
condition that is (a) materially adverse to the business, properties, assets,
financial condition or results of operations of the Debtor taken as a whole, or
Debtor and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, or (b) a
material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon the Collateral.
"Permitted Liens" means:
(i) the Secured Party's Liens;
(ii) Liens securing the obligations of the Debtor under the Senior
Credit Agreement and related security documents; and
(iii) "Permitted Liens" (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement).
"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
limited liability company or other
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entity of kind or any governmental authority or political subdivision, agency,
department or instrumentality thereof.
"Premises" means all land, together with all buildings, improvements
and fixtures thereon and all tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances
belonging or in any way appertaining thereto now owned or leased or hereafter
acquired or leased by the Debtor including, without limitation, any interest
arising from an option to purchase or lease any Premises or any portion thereof.
"Proprietary Rights" means all of the Debtor's now owned and
hereafter arising or acquired: licenses, franchises, permits, patents, patent
rights, copyrights and copyrights applications (including without limitation all
software and related documentation), works which are the subject matter of
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles, corporate
names, brand names, slogans, patent, trademark and service xxxx applications,
trade secrets and inventions, and all licenses and rights related to any of the
foregoing, and all other rights under any of the foregoing, all extensions,
renewals, reissues, divisions, continuations, and continuations-in-part of any
of the foregoing, all goodwill associated with the foregoing and all rights to
xxx for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing.
"Secured Party's Liens" means any Lien granted to the Secured Party
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or under applicable law
and which secures the Obligations.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute)
as in effect from time to time in the State of Illinois or in any other state
the laws of which are required to be applied with respect to the creation,
validity, attachment, perfection or priority of the Secured Party's Liens.
(b) References herein to any party hereto shall include its
successors and permitted assigns; references herein to any statute shall include
all amendments thereto and all successors statute; and reference herein to
Sections or Schedules are to Sections of or Schedules to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
Section 2. Collateral.
2.1. Grant of Security Interest.
(a) As security for the Obligations, the Debtor hereby grants to the
Secured Party a continuing security interest in, lien on, and right of set-off
against, all personal property and fixtures of the Debtor, including without
limitation all of the following property of the Debtor, whether now owned or
existing or hereafter acquired or arising, regardless of where located:
(i) all Accounts of the Debtor (including the Debtor's interest in
all credit enhancements therefor);
(ii) all Inventory of the Debtor;
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(iii) all Equipment of the Debtor (provided that the Debtor shall
not be required to record the Secured Party's Lien on any certificate of
title relating to any motor vehicle);
(iv) all Assigned Contracts, letters of credit, chattel paper,
promissory notes, instruments and documents of title of the Debtor;
provided, that the Collateral shall not include any Assigned Contract in
respect of which the grant of the security contemplated by this Agreement
shall be prohibited by its terms; provided, however, that upon the
termination of such prohibitions for any reason whatsoever, the provisions
of this Section 2.1 shall be deemed to apply thereto automatically;
(v) all General Intangibles of the Debtor, including all Proprietary
Rights of the Debtor; provided, that the Collateral shall not include any
General Intangible in respect of which the grant of the security
contemplated by this Agreement shall be prohibited by its terms; provided,
however, that upon the termination of such prohibitions for any reason
whatsoever, the provisions of this Section 2.1 shall be deemed to apply
thereto automatically;
(vi) all Investment Property and Financial Assets of the Debtor;
(vii) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all claims which
the Debtor has against any other Person, including all amounts owing to
the Debtor by any Person for loans and advances made by the Debtor to such
Person;
(viii) all money, cash, cash equivalents, securities and other
property of any kind of the Debtor held directly or indirectly by, or
under the control of, the Secured Party or any affiliates thereof or by a
bailee thereof;
(ix) all deposit accounts, credits and balances of the Debtor with,
and other claims of the Debtor against, the Secured Party or any of its
affiliates;
(x) all books, records and other property related to or
referring to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, books,
records, account ledgers, data processing records, computer software and
other property at any time evidencing or relating to any of the foregoing;
and
(xi) all accessions to, substitutions for and replacements, products
and proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to,
proceeds of any insurance policies, claims against third parties, and
condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the
foregoing.
All of the foregoing, and all other property of the Debtor in which the Secured
Party may at any time be granted a Lien to secure the Obligations, is herein
collectively referred to as the "Collateral."
(b) All of the Obligations shall be secured by all of the
Collateral. The Secured Party may in its sole discretion, (i) exchange, waive or
release any of the Collateral, and (ii) when any Event of Default exists (x)
apply Collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Secured
Party may determine, and (y) settle, compromise, collect, or otherwise
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liquidate any Collateral in any manner, all without affecting the Obligations or
the Secured Party's right to take any other action with respect to any other
Collateral.
2.2. Perfection and Protection of Security Interest.
(a) The Debtor shall, at its expense, perform all steps reasonably
requested by the Secured Party in writing at any time to perfect, maintain,
protect, and enforce the Secured Party's Liens, including, without limitation:
(i) executing and filing financing or continuation statements, and amendments
thereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party;
(ii) subject to the provisions of the Senior Credit Agreement, delivering to the
Secured Party the originals of all instruments, documents, and chattel paper,
and all other Collateral of which the Secured Party reasonably determines it
should have physical possession in order to perfect and protect the Secured
Party's security interest therein, duly pledged, endorsed or assigned to the
Secured Party without restriction; provided, however, that if no Event of
Default exists the Secured Party will at the Debtor's request promptly, and in
any event, within 5 days following receipt of request therefor, redeliver any
such promissory notes and instruments to the Debtor as the Debtor may reasonably
require in order to enforce its rights thereunder in the ordinary course of
business; (iii) subject to the provisions of the Senior Credit Agreement,
delivering to the Secured Party warehouse receipts covering any portion of the
Collateral located in warehouses and for which warehouse receipts are issued;
(iv) placing notations on the Debtor's books of account to disclose the Secured
Party's security interest; (v) subject to the provisions of the Senior Credit
Agreement, delivering to the Secured Party all letters of credit on which the
Debtor is named beneficiary and which provide for or relates to payment of any
Account; and (vi) subject to the provisions of the Senior Credit Agreement,
taking such other steps as are deemed reasonably necessary or desirable by the
Secured Party to maintain and protect the Secured Party's Liens. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Secured Party may file, without the Debtor's
signature, one or more financing statements disclosing the Secured Party's Liens
or may sign any such financing statements in the name of the Debtor. The Debtor
agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic, or other reproduction of this
Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement.
(b) If any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of
any warehouseman, bailee or the Debtor's agents or processors, then the Debtor
shall notify the Secured Party thereof and, if so requested by the Secured
Party, shall notify such Person of the Secured Party's security interest in such
Collateral and, subject to the provisions of the Senior Credit Agreement, during
the existence of an Event of Default upon the Secured Party's request in
writing, instruct such Person to hold all such Collateral for the Secured
Party's account subject to the Secured Party's instructions. If at any time any
Collateral is located on any facility of the Debtor which is not owned by the
Debtor, then the Debtor shall, at the written request of the Secured Party, use
commercially reasonable efforts (including without limitation enforcing lease
obligations) to obtain written waivers, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Secured Party, of all present and future Liens to which the owner or lessor
of such premises may be entitled to assert against the Collateral.
(c) From time to time, the Debtor shall, upon the Secured Party's
written request, execute and deliver confirmatory written instruments pledging
to the Secured Party, the Debtor's interest in any item of Collateral, but the
Debtor's failure to do so shall not affect or limit the Secured Party's security
interest or the Secured Party's other rights in and to any Collateral. So
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long as this Agreement is in effect and until all Obligations have been fully
satisfied, the Secured Party's Liens shall continue in full force and effect in
all Collateral.
2.3. Location of Offices and Collateral. The Debtor represents and
warrants to the Secured Party that: (a) as of the date hereof Schedule 2.3 is a
correct and complete list of the Debtor's chief executive office, the location
of its books and records, the locations of the Collateral, and the locations of
all of its other places of business of the Debtor; and (b) Schedule 2.3
correctly identifies any of such facilities and locations that are not owned by
the Debtor. The Debtor covenants and agrees that it will not (i) maintain any
Collateral at any location other than those locations listed for the Debtor on
Schedule 2.3 or in transit to such locations, (ii) otherwise change or add to
any of such locations, or (iii) change the location of its chief executive
office from the location identified in Schedule 2.3, unless it gives the Secured
Party at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof and executes any
and all financing statements and other documents that the Secured Party
reasonably requests in writing in connection therewith. The Debtor shall not in
any event change its chief executive office to a location outside the United
States.
2.4. Title to, Liens on, and Sale and Use of Collateral. The Debtor
represents and warrants to the Secured Party and agrees with the Secured Party
that, subject to Section 2.16 hereof: (a) all of the Collateral is and will
continue to be owned by the Debtor free and clear of all Liens whatsoever,
except for Permitted Liens; (b) the Secured Party's Liens in the Collateral of
the Debtor will not be subject to any prior Lien, except Permitted Liens; and
(c) the Debtor will use, store, and maintain the Collateral with all reasonable
care and will use such Collateral for lawful purposes only. The inclusion of
proceeds in the Collateral shall not be deemed to constitute the Secured Party's
consent to any sale or other disposition of the Collateral except as expressly
permitted herein.
2.5. Access and Examination; Confidentiality.
(a) The Secured Party may at all reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice, have access to, examine, audit, make extracts from or copies
of and inspect any or all of the Debtor's records, files, and books of account
and the Collateral, and discuss the Debtor's affairs with the Debtor's officers,
management and internal and external auditors and accountants. The Debtor will
deliver to the Secured Party any instrument necessary for the Secured Party to
obtain records from any service bureau maintaining records for the Debtor. The
Secured Party may, at any time when an Event of Default exists, and at the
Debtor's expense, make copies of all of the Debtor's books and records, or
require the Debtor to deliver such copies to the Secured Party. The Secured
Party may, without expense to the Secured Party, but without materially
disrupting the Debtor's business, use such of the Debtor's supplies, and
premises as may be reasonably necessary for maintaining or enforcing the Secured
Party's Liens. The Secured Party shall have the right, at any time but only upon
ten (10) Business Days' prior written notice to the Debtor (which notice shall
not be required so long as an Event of Default shall be continuing), in the
Secured Party's name or in the name of a nominee of the Secured Party, to verify
with commercially reasonable frequency the validity, amount or any other matter
relating to the Accounts, Inventory or other Collateral, by mail, telephone or
otherwise.
(b) The Secured Party agrees to take normal and reasonable
precautions and exercise due care to maintain the confidentiality of all
information provided to or obtained by the Secured Party or by or on behalf of
the Debtor under this Agreement or any other Loan
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Document, and neither the Secured Party nor any of their respective Affiliates
shall use any such information other than in connection with or in enforcement
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except to the extent that such
information (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a
result of disclosure by the Secured Party, or (ii) was or becomes available on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Debtor, provided that such
source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Debtor known to the
Secured Party; provided, however, that the Secured Party may disclose such
information (1) at the request or pursuant to any requirement of any
governmental authority to which the Secured Party is subject or in connection
with an examination of the Secured Party by any such governmental authority; (2)
pursuant to subpoena or other court process; (3) when required to do so in
accordance with the provisions of any applicable requirement of law; (4) to the
extent reasonably required in connection with any litigation or proceeding
(including, but not limited to, any bankruptcy proceeding) to which the Secured
Party, or their respective affiliates may be party; (5) to the extent reasonably
required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any
other Loan Document following the occurrence, and during the continuance of, an
Event of Default; (6) to the Secured Party's independent auditors, accountants,
attorneys and other professional advisors in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, amendment or other modification, or enforcement of the Secured
Party's rights and remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (7) to
any affiliate of the Secured Party and to any participant in or assignee of, or
potential participant in or assignee of, the Secured Party's rights and
obligations under the Promissory Note, provided that such affiliate, participant
or assignee agrees to keep such information confidential to the same extent
required of the Secured Party hereunder; and (8) as expressly permitted under
the terms of any other document or agreement regarding confidentiality to which
a Debtor is party or is deemed party with the Secured Party; provided, that, in
the case of clauses (1) through (4) above, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, the Debtor has had reasonable notice of such examination, proceeding or
litigation giving rise to such disclosure and has been afforded a reasonable
opportunity to raise its objections to disclosure in such examination,
proceeding or litigation. The Secured Party shall have no liability for the
breach by any other Person of the provisions of this Section 2.5.
2.6. Collateral Reporting. No more than once each quarter (and at
any time upon the Secured Party's request following the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default), the Debtor shall promptly provide the
Secured Party upon its written request with the following documents, in form
satisfactory to the Secured Party: (a) an aging of the Debtor's Accounts; (b)
Inventory reports; (c) copies of invoices in connection with the Debtor's
Accounts, customer statements, credit memos, remittance advices and reports,
deposit slips, shipping and delivery documents in connection with the Debtor's
Accounts and for Inventory and Equipment acquired by the Debtor, purchase orders
and invoices; (d) such other reports as to the Collateral as the Secured Party
shall reasonably request in writing from time to time; and (e) with the delivery
of each of the foregoing, a certificate of an officer of the Debtor certifying
the accuracy and completeness of the foregoing. If any of the Debtor's records
or reports of the Collateral are prepared by an accounting service or other
agent, the Debtor hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver such
records, reports, and related documents to the Secured Party, upon its written
request following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
2.7. Accounts.
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(a) The Debtor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Party,
with respect to the Debtor's Accounts, that, except as may be disclosed in the
reports, including the financial statements, filed by Interiors, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and holder of 100% of the capital stock of the Debtor
("Interiors"), and its subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time pursuant to Interiors' obligations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "SEC Reports"): (i) each existing Account
is, and each future Account will be, owned by the Debtor free and clear of all
Liens other than Permitted Liens, (ii) each existing Account represents, and
each future Account will represent, a bona fide sale or lease and delivery of
goods by the Debtor, or rendering of services by the Debtor, in the ordinary
course of the Debtor's business; (iii) each existing Account is, and each future
Account will be, for a liquidated amount payable by the Account Debtor thereon
on the terms set forth in the invoice therefor or in the schedule thereof
delivered to the Secured Party, without any offset, deduction, defense, or
counterclaim except those known to the Debtor and disclosed to the Secured Party
in accordance with this Agreement; (iv) no payment will be received with respect
to any Account, and no credit, discount, or extension, or agreement therefor
will be granted on any Account, except in the ordinary course of business or as
reported to the Secured Party in accordance with this Agreement; (v) each copy
of any invoice relating to an Account and delivered to the Secured Party by the
Debtor will be a genuine copy of the original invoice sent to the Account Debtor
named therein; and (vi) all goods described in each invoice will have been
delivered to the Account Debtor and all services described in each invoice will
have been performed.
(b) The Debtor shall not re-date any invoice or sale or make sales
on extended dating beyond that customary in the Debtor's business or extend or
modify any Account except in the ordinary course of business. If the Debtor
becomes aware of any matter adversely affecting the collectibility of any
Account or Accounts of any Account Debtor involving in the aggregate an amount
greater than $100,000, including information regarding the Account Debtor's
creditworthiness, the Debtor will promptly so advise the Secured Party.
(c) The Debtor shall not accept any promissory note or other
instrument in excess of $100,000 in aggregate amount or maturing more than 4
months after the issuance date thereof, except a check or other instrument for
the immediate payment of money, with respect to any Account without the Secured
Party's written consent, and the Debtor shall notify the Secured Party of any
such promissory notes in excess of $100,000 delivered to the Debtor in respect
of any Account; provided that if an Event of Default exists, the Debtor shall
not accept any such note or instrument (regardless of amount) without the
consent of the Secured Party. Any such note or instrument shall be considered as
evidence of the Account and not payment thereof and the Debtor will promptly
deliver any such instrument in excess of $100,000 (and, if an Event of Default
exists, all such notes and instruments) to the Secured Party, endorsed by the
Debtor to the Secured Party in a manner satisfactory in form and substance to
the Secured Party. Regardless of the form of presentment, demand or notice of
protest with respect thereto, the Debtor shall remain liable on any such note or
instrument pledged by it to the Secured Party, up to the amount of the
outstanding Obligations, until such instrument is paid in full.
(d) The Debtor shall notify the Secured Party promptly of all
disputes and claims with any Account Debtors in excess of $100,000 in the
aggregate for all Account Debtors, and the Debtor agrees to settle, contest, or
adjust such dispute or claim at no expense to the Secured Party. No discount,
credit or allowance shall be granted to any such Account Debtor without the
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Secured Party's prior written consent, except for discounts, credits and
allowances made or given in the ordinary course of the Debtor's business. The
Secured Party may, at all times when an Event of Default exists, settle or
adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts and upon
terms which the Secured Party shall consider advisable and, in all cases, the
Secured Party will credit the Obligations with only the amounts actually
received by the Secured Party in payment of any Accounts of the Debtor.
(e) If an Account Debtor returns any Inventory to the Debtor when no
Event of Default exists, then the Debtor shall, to the extent consistent with
past practice, promptly determine the reason for such return and shall issue a
credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount. The Debtor
shall immediately report to the Secured Party any return involving an amount in
excess of $100,000. Each such report shall indicate the reasons for the returns
and the locations and condition of the returned Inventory. All returned
Inventory shall be subject to the Secured Party's Liens thereon.
2.8. Collection of Accounts; Payments. Beginning on or after the
Final Maturity Date, in the event any of the Obligations remain unpaid:
(a) Until the Secured Party notifies the Debtor to the contrary, the
Debtor shall make collection of all Accounts and other Collateral for the
Secured Party, shall receive all payments as the Secured Party's trustee, and
shall, if so requested in writing by the Secured Party, immediately deliver all
payments in their original form duly endorsed in blank to the Secured Party or,
during the existence of an Event of Default if so requested in writing by the
Secured Party, shall deposit the same into a blocked deposit account established
for the Debtor at a bank acceptable to the Secured Party and subject to
documentation reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party. When an Event of
Default exists, if the Debtor is so requested in writing by the Secured Party,
the Debtor shall establish a lock-box service for collections of Accounts at a
bank acceptable to the Secured Party and pursuant to documentation reasonably
satisfactory to the Secured Party. If such lock-box service is established, the
Debtor shall instruct all Account Debtors to make all payments directly to the
address established for such service. If, notwithstanding such instructions, the
Debtor receives any proceeds of Accounts, it shall receive such payments as the
Secured Party's trustee, and shall immediately deliver such payments to the
Secured Party in their original form duly endorsed in blank. All collections
received in any such lock-box or blocked deposit account or directly by the
Secured Party, and all funds in any blocked deposit account to which such
collections are deposited shall be subject to the Secured Party's sole control.
The Secured Party or the Secured Party's designee may, at any time when an Event
of Default exists, notify Account Debtors that the Accounts have been assigned
to the Secured Party and of the Secured Party's security interest therein, and
may collect them directly and charge the collection costs and out-of-pocket
expenses to the Debtor. So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Debtor, at the Secured Party's written request, shall execute
and deliver to the Secured Party such documents as the Secured Party shall
require to grant the Secured Party access to any post office box in which
collections of Accounts are received.
(b) If sales of Inventory are made for cash, the Debtor shall, if so
requested by the Secured Party in writing, immediately deliver to the Secured
Party or deposit into a blocked deposit account the cash which the Debtor
receives.
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(c) All payments (including funds received by the Secured Party at a
bank designated by it) received by the Secured Party on the Accounts of the
Debtor or as proceeds of other Collateral solely in an amount up to the then
aggregate amount of the Obligations will be the Secured Party's sole property
for its benefit and will be credited to the Obligations (conditional upon final
collection upon receipt by the Secured Party), and any excess thereof shall be
the sole property of the Debtor and shall be immediately delivered to and/or
deposited for the account of, the Debtor.
2.9. Inventory. The Debtor represents and warrants to the Secured
Party and agrees with the Secured Party that, subject to Section 2.16 hereof,
all of the Inventory owned by the Debtor is and will be held for sale or lease,
or to be furnished in connection with the rendering of services, in the ordinary
course of the Debtor's business, and is and will be fit for such purposes. The
Debtor will keep its Inventory in good and marketable condition, at its own
expense. The Debtor will not, without the prior written consent of the Secured
Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), acquire or accept any
Inventory on consignment or approval. The Debtor agrees that all Inventory, if
any, produced by the Debtor in the United States will be produced in accordance
with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and all rules,
regulations, and orders thereunder. The Debtor will conduct a physical count of
the Inventory at least once per fiscal year (and at any time upon the Secured
Party's request following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default), without materially disrupting the business. The Debtor will not,
without the Secured Party's written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), sell any Inventory on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale,
sale or return, sale on approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return
basis.
2.10. Equipment.
(a) The Debtor represents and warrants to the Secured Party and
agrees with the Secured Party that, subject to Section 2.16 hereof and except as
may be disclosed in the SEC Reports, all of the Equipment owned by the Debtor
that is material to the day-to-day operations of the Debtor's business is and
will be used or held for use in the Debtor's business, and is and will be fit
for such purposes. The Debtor shall keep and maintain its Equipment in good
operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and shall make
all necessary replacements thereof.
(b) The Debtor shall promptly inform the Secured Party of any
material additions to or deletions from the Equipment. The Debtor shall not
permit any Equipment to become a fixture with respect to real property or to
become an accession with respect to other personal property with respect to
which real or personal property the Secured Party does not have a perfected
Lien. The Debtor will not, without the Secured Party's prior written consent
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) but subject to Section 2.16
hereof, alter or remove any identifying symbol or number on any of the Debtor's
Equipment constituting Collateral.
(c) The Debtor shall not, without the Secured Party's prior written
consent, sell, lease as a lessor, or otherwise dispose of any of the Debtor's
Equipment; provided, however, that the Debtor may dispose of Equipment to the
extent permitted by the Promissory Note and Section 2.16(a) hereof; and
provided, further, that the Debtor may dispose of obsolete, unusable or
non-useful Equipment without the Secured Party's consent, subject to the
conditions set forth
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in the next sentence. In the event any of such Equipment is sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of pursuant to the second proviso contained in the
immediately preceding sentence, (1) if such sale, transfer or disposition is
effected without replacement of such Equipment, or such Equipment is replaced by
Equipment leased by the Debtor or by Equipment purchased by the Debtor subject
to a Permitted Lien, which replacement in either case, may occur up to thirty
(30) days following the date of such sale, transfer or disposition, then the
Debtor shall deliver all of the cash proceeds of any such sale, transfer or
disposition to the Secured Party for application against the Obligations
outstanding in such order as the Secured Party shall determine, and (2) if such
sale, transfer or disposition is made in connection with the purchase by the
Debtor of replacement Equipment, then the Debtor shall use the proceeds of such
sale, transfer or disposition to purchase such replacement Equipment within
thirty (30) days after such disposition and shall deliver to the Secured Party
written evidence of the use of the proceeds for such purchase. All replacement
Equipment purchased by the Debtor shall be free and clear of all Liens except
Permitted Liens.
2.11. Assigned Contracts. The Debtor shall fully perform all of its
obligations under each of the Assigned Contracts, and shall enforce all of its
material rights and remedies thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Debtor shall take all action reasonably necessary or appropriate,
as determined solely by the Debtor, to permit, and shall not take any action
which would have any materially adverse effect upon, the full enforcement of all
indemnification rights under the Assigned Contracts. The Debtor shall notify the
Secured Party in writing, promptly after the Debtor becomes aware thereof, of
any event or fact which could give rise to a claim by it for indemnification
under any of the material Assigned Contracts, and shall diligently pursue, as it
deems appropriate, such right and report to the Secured Party on all further
developments with respect thereto. The Debtor shall remit directly to the
Secured Party for application to the Obligations in such order as the Secured
Party shall determine, all amounts received by the Debtor as indemnification or
otherwise pursuant to its Assigned Contracts. If the Debtor shall fail after the
Secured Party's demand to pursue diligently any right under the material
Assigned Contracts, or an Event of Default then exists, the Secured Party may
directly enforce such right in its own or the Debtor's name and may enter into
such settlements or other agreements with respect thereto as the Secured Party,
shall determine. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by the Secured Party
under any Assigned Contract for any sum owing thereunder or to enforce any
provision thereof, the Debtor shall indemnify, defend and hold the Secured Party
harmless from and against all expense (including without limitation Attorney
Costs), loss or damage suffered by reason of any defense, setoff, counterclaims,
recoupment, or reduction of liability whatsoever of the obligor thereunder
arising out of a breach by the Debtor of any obligation thereunder or arising
out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing from the
Debtor to or in favor of such obligor or its successors. All obligations of the
Debtor under an Assigned Contract shall be and remain enforceable only against
the Debtor and shall not be enforceable against the Secured Party.
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the Debtor shall at all
times remain liable to observe and perform all of its material duties and
obligations under the Assigned Contracts, and the Secured Party's exercise of
any of its rights with respect to the Collateral shall not release the Debtor
from any of such duties and obligations. The Secured Party shall not be
obligated to perform or fulfill the Debtor's duties or obligations under the
Assigned Contracts or to make any payment thereunder, or to make any inquiry as
to the nature or sufficiency of any payment or property received by it
thereunder or the sufficiency of performance by any party thereunder, or to
present or file any claim, or to take any
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action to collect or enforce any performance, any payment of any amounts, or any
delivery of any property.
2.12. Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper. The Debtor
represents and warrants to the Secured Party that (a) all documents,
instruments, and chattel paper, if any, describing, evidencing, or constituting
Collateral, and all signatures and endorsements of the Debtor thereon, are and
will be complete, valid, and genuine in all material respects, and (b) except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports, all goods evidenced by such documents,
instruments, and chattel paper are and will be owned by the Debtor, free and
clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
2.13. Right to Cure. The Secured Party may, in its discretion, pay
any amount or do any act required of the Debtor hereunder in order to preserve,
protect, maintain or enforce the Obligations of the Debtor, the Collateral or
the Secured Party's Liens therein, and which the Debtor fails to pay or do after
reasonable prior notice from the Secured Party (which in any event need not be
longer than 10 Business Days), including, without limitation, payment of any
judgment against the Debtor, any insurance premium, any warehouse charge, any
finishing or processing charge, any landlord's claim, and any other Lien upon or
with respect to the Collateral. The Debtor shall immediately upon demand
reimburse the Secured Party for all payments that the Secured Party makes under
this Section 2.13 and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses that the
Secured Party pays or incurs in connection with any action taken by the Secured
Party under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Obligations or the Collateral,
and such reimbursement obligation shall be added to the Debtor's Obligations.
Any payment made or other action taken by the Secured Party under this Section
2.13 shall be without prejudice to any right to assert an Event of Default under
any Loan Document and to proceed thereafter as herein provided.
2.14. Power of Attorney. During the existence of an Event of
Default, the Debtor hereby appoints the Secured Party and the Secured Party's
designee as the Debtor's attorney, with power: (a) to endorse the Debtor's name
on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders, or other forms of payment or
security that come into the Secured Party's possession; (b) to sign the Debtor's
name on any invoice, xxxx of lading, warehouse receipt or other document of
title relating to any Collateral, on drafts against customers, on assignments of
Accounts, on notices of assignment, financing statements and other public
records; (c) to send requests for verification of Accounts to customers or
Account Debtors; (d) to clear Inventory through customs in the Debtor's name,
the Secured Party's name or the name of the Secured Party's designee, and to
sign and deliver to customs officials powers of attorney in the Debtor's name
for such purpose; and (e) to do all things necessary to carry out this
Agreement. The Debtor ratifies and approves all acts of such attorney. The
Secured Party will not be liable for any acts or omissions or for any error of
judgment or mistake of fact or law except for its gross negligence or willful
misconduct. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until
this Agreement has been terminated and the Obligations have been fully
satisfied.
2.15. The Secured Party's Rights, Duties and Liabilities. The Debtor
assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the use,
sale or other disposition of the Collateral. Neither the Secured Party, nor any
of its officers, directors, employees or agents, shall be liable or responsible
in any way for the safekeeping of any of the Collateral, or for any loss or
damage thereto, or for any diminution in the value thereof, or for any act of
default of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency or other person
whomsoever, all of which shall be at
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the Debtor's sole risk except that in the case of any Collateral in the Secured
Party's possession, the Secured Party shall use the same degree of care in the
respect thereto as it uses with respect to its own property. The Obligations
shall not be affected by any failure of the Secured Party to take any steps to
perfect the Secured Party's Liens or to collect or realize upon the Collateral,
nor shall loss of or damage to the Collateral release the Debtor from any of the
Obligations. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing
beyond the expiration of the applicable cure period, the Secured Party may (but
shall not be required to), without notice to or consent from the Debtor, xxx
upon or otherwise collect, extend the time for payment of, modify or amend the
terms of, compromise or settle for cash, credit, or otherwise upon any terms,
grant other indulgences, extensions, renewals, compositions, or releases, and
take or omit to take any other action with respect to the Collateral, any
security therefor, any agreement relating thereto, any insurance applicable
thereto, or any Person liable directly or indirectly in connection with any of
the foregoing, without discharging or otherwise affecting the liability of the
Debtor for the Obligations or under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or
any other agreement now or hereafter existing between the Secured Party and the
Debtor.
2.16. Sale of Assets or Equity Securities.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or in any other
Loan Document to the contrary, the Debtor shall have the right (and the Secured
Party shall be deemed to have consented thereto) to sell or transfer, or permit
the sale or transfer, of all or substantially all of: (i) its assets (including,
without limitation, any Receivables, Inventory or Equipment); or (ii) the assets
(including, without limitation, any Equipment) or the issued and outstanding
equity securities of any of its subsidiaries, to any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity or natural person, in either case,
only so long as (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
(y) the Debtor shall have obtained the written consent of Foothill Capital
Corporation in accordance with the terms of the Senior Credit Agreement in
respect of such sale or transfer (a copy of which consent shall have been
provided to the Secured Party), and (z) concurrently with the completion of any
such sale, the Borrowers shall comply with the terms and provisions of the
Promissory Note relating to the distribution or other use of any proceeds from
any such sale. The Debtor shall give the Secured Party not less than thirty (30)
days' prior written notice of any such sale, which notice shall state the
expected closing date thereof. Promptly after its receipt of such notice, the
Secured Party shall, at the Debtor's expense, take all steps reasonably
necessary and appropriate to, and shall, subject to the satisfaction of the
requirements set forth in the first sentence of this clause (a), release the
liens granted to it hereunder effective as of the closing date of any such sale.
(b) If the Debtor shall elect to sell or transfer, or permit the sale or
transfer, of less than a substantial portion of its assets or the assets of any
of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices, then it shall obtain the prior written consent of the
Secured Party prior to the completion of any such sale or transfer. The Secured
Party agrees that, in connection with the granting of such consent, it shall, at
the Debtor's expense, take all steps reasonably necessary and appropriate to,
and shall, subject to the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in the
Promissory Note in respect of the application of the proceeds of such sale or
transfer, release the liens granted to it hereunder effective as of the closing
date of any such sale.
(c) Nothing contained in Sections 2.16(a) or (b) shall restrict the
Debtor's right to sell any of its Inventory in the ordinary course of business.
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2.17. Subordination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, each of the Secured Party and the Debtor acknowledges and
agrees that all amounts payable by the Debtor to the Secured Party hereunder,
all of the Debtor's obligations hereunder, and all rights and remedies of the
Secured Party hereunder, shall be subordinated to the extent set forth in the
Intercreditor Agreement. To the extent that any provision hereunder shall
conflict with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, so long as the
Intercreditor Agreement shall be in effect, the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement shall prevail.
Section 3. Information and Notices.
3.1. Information. The Debtor shall promptly deliver to the Secured
Party all such information regarding the financial and business affairs,
operations, and/or conditions of the Debtor as the Secured Party shall
reasonably request in writing, and shall notify its accountants and auditors
that the Secured Party is authorized to obtain such information directly from
them.
3.2. Notices to Secured Party. The Debtor shall notify the Secured
Party, in writing, of the following matters at the following times:
(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after becoming
aware of any Event of Default.
(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after becoming
aware of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Collateral.
(c) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after becoming
aware of any pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by
any Person, or any pending or threatened investigation by a Governmental
Authority which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Collateral.
(d) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after becoming
aware of any pending or threatened strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice
claim, or other labor dispute affecting the Debtor or any of its subsidiaries in
a manner which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Collateral.
(e) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after becoming
aware of any violation of any law, statute, regulation, or ordinance of a
governmental Authority affecting the Debtor or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Collateral.
(f) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after receipt
of any notice of (i) any violation by the Debtor or any subsidiary thereof of
any Environmental Law which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Collateral or (ii) that any Governmental Authority has
asserted that the Debtor or any subsidiary thereof is not in compliance with any
Environmental Law or is investigating the Debtor's or such subsidiary's
compliance therewith which, in the case of clause (ii), is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Collateral.
(g) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after receipt
of any written notice that the Debtor or any subsidiary thereof is or may be
liable to any Person as a result of an
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Environmental Release or threatened Environmental Release of any Hazardous
Materials or that the Debtor or any subsidiary thereof is subject to
investigation by any Governmental Authority evaluating whether any remedial
action is needed to respond to an Environmental Release or threatened
Environmental Release of any Hazardous Materials which, in either case, is
reasonably likely to give rise to liability in excess of $100,000 or have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Collateral.
(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) days, after receipt
of any written notice of the imposition of any Environmental Lien against any
property of the Debtor or any of its subsidiaries which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Debtor or the Collateral.
(i) Any change in the Debtor's name, state of incorporation, or form
of organization, trade names or styles under which the Debtor will sell
Inventory or create Accounts, or to which instruments in payment of Accounts may
be made payable, in each case at least thirty (30) days prior thereto.
Each notice given under this Section 3 shall describe the subject
matter thereof in reasonable detail, and shall set forth the action that the
Debtor has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4. Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of
the following events or circumstance shall constitute an "Event of Default"
hereunder:
(a) the Debtor shall fail to pay in full when due any amount payable
by the Debtor hereunder or under any other Loan Document, subject to applicable
cure periods as may have been agreed upon in the Promissory Note or the other
Loan Documents;
(b) the Debtor shall default in the performance or observance of any
other covenant, agreement or obligation of the Debtor hereunder and such default
shall continue unremedied for ten (10) Business Days following written notice by
the Secured Party to the Debtor;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by the
Debtor hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any certificate, financial
statement or report furnished by the Debtor pursuant hereto or thereto shall be
false or misleading in any material respect when made, deemed made or furnished;
(d) this Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect other
than as a result of its termination in connection with the satisfaction in full
of the Obligations, or the Debtor shall assert that this Agreement, the
Promissory Note or any other Loan Document to which the Debtor is a party is not
binding upon it, subject as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity; or
(e) there shall occur any "Event of Default" under (and as defined
in) the Promissory Note or any other Loan Document.
Section 5. Remedies.
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5.1. Remedies of Secured Party. Except to the extent otherwise
provided in the Promissory Note, upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default: (i) the Secured Party shall have with respect to the
Collateral, in addition to all other rights hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and other
applicable law; (ii) the Secured Party may, at any time, take possession of the
Collateral and keep it on the Debtor's premises, at no cost to the Secured
Party, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Secured
Party may desire, or the Debtor shall, upon the Secured Party's demand, at the
Debtor's cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Secured
Party at a place specified by the Secured Party; and (iii) the Secured Party may
sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon
credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Secured Party
deems advisable, in its sole discretion, and may, if the Secured Party deems it
reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of the Collateral by an announcement at
the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving
a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the
following manner, the Debtor agrees that any notice by the Secured Party of
sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith,
whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to
the Debtor if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt,
at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Debtor's address specified in
or pursuant to Section 7.9. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than
payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the
Obligations until the Secured Party receives payment, and if the buyer defaults
in payment, the Secured Party may resell the Collateral without further notice
to the Debtor. In the event the Secured Party seeks to take possession of all or
any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Debtor irrevocably
waives: (i) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto
which might otherwise be required; (ii) any demand for possession prior to the
commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (iii) any
requirement that the Secured Party retain possession and not dispose of any
Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Debtor agrees that the
Secured Party has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal
any Collateral for the benefit of any Person. The Secured Party is hereby
granted a license or other right to use, without charge, the Debtor's labels,
patents, copyrights, name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, customer
lists and advertising matter, or any similar property, in completing production
of, advertising or selling any Collateral, and the Debtor's rights under all
licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Secured Party's benefit
for such purpose, which license, the Secured Party hereby agrees, shall not be
exercised by the Secured Party until after the occurrence, and during the
continuance of, an Event of Default. The proceeds of sale shall be applied first
to all out-of-pocket expenses of sale, including without limitation attorneys'
fees, and then to the Obligations in whatever order the Secured Party elects.
The Secured Party will return any excess to the Debtor or as a court may
otherwise direct, and the Debtor shall remain liable for any deficiency.
5.2. Debtor's Waiver of Rights and Claims. If an Event of Default
occurs, the Debtor hereby waives all rights to notice and hearing prior to the
exercise by the Secured Party of the Secured Party's rights to repossess the
Collateral without judicial process or to replevy, attach or levy upon the
Collateral without notice or hearing. The Debtor also waives all claims, damages
and demands against the Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention
or sale of the Collateral or any part or parts thereof, except any such claims,
damages and demands arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Secured Party.
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Section 6. Representations and Warranties. The Debtor represents and
warrants to the Secured Party on the date hereof that, except as may be
disclosed in the SEC Reports:
6.1. Due Organization. The Debtor (a) is a corporation duly
incorporated and validly existing, in good standing, under the laws of its state
of incorporation, (ii) has the power and authority to own its properties and
assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and (c) is duly
qualified and authorized to engage in business in each jurisdiction where the
ownership by it of property or the conduct by it of business makes such
qualification and authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified and authorized would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.2. Valid Execution; Binding Effect. The Debtor has the power to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents
to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement. The Debtor has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its
legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
6.3. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by
the Debtor of this Agreement or of any other Loan Documents to which it is a
party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof,
will (i) violate any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation
or By-Laws of the Debtor, (ii) contravene any material provision of any law,
statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court or Governmental Authority or (iii) conflict or be inconsistent with or
result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of
(or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than the Secured Party's
Liens) upon any of the property or assets of the Debtor pursuant to the terms of
any agreement, contract or instrument to which the Debtor is a party or by which
it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject,
other than as permitted by any Loan Document.
6.4. No Consents. No order, consent, approval, license,
authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or
exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize, or is
otherwise required in connection with (other than as have heretofore been
obtained or made), (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Debtor of
this Agreement or (b) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability
of this Agreement or the Liens granted hereunder, except for the filing of UCC
financing statements and continuation statements with respect thereto in all
jurisdictions specified by the UCC, and the filing of all necessary recording
instruments in respect of the Debtor's intellectual property with the
appropriate recording office.
6.5. Liens. This Agreement creates, in favor of the Secured Party, a
valid and (upon filing and acceptance by the filing office of UCC financing
statements and other instruments with respect thereto) perfected security
interest in all Collateral owned by the Debtor, subject to no other Liens (other
than Permitted Liens).
Section 7. Miscellaneous.
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7.1. Cumulative Remedies; No Prior Recourse to Collateral. The
enumeration herein of the Secured Party's rights and remedies is not intended to
be exclusive, and such rights and remedies are in addition to and not by way of
limitation of any other rights or remedies that the Secured Party may have under
any other Loan Document or under the UCC or other applicable law. The Secured
Party shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to determine which rights
and remedies are to be exercised by the Secured Party and in which order. The
exercise of one right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any others,
all of which shall be cumulative. Following (i) the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) the acceleration of the debt
evidenced by the Note, the Secured Party may, without limitation, proceed
directly against the Debtor to collect the Obligations without any prior
recourse to the Collateral, or any other obligor on the Obligations. No failure
to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Party, any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof;
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
7.2. Illegality, Etc. The illegality or unenforceability of the
Promissory Note or any other Loan Document or any instrument or agreement
referred to herein shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or
enforceability of this Agreement.
7.3. GOVERNING LAW; CHOICE OF FORUM; SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES
HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT
REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD MAKE THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED THAT PERFECTION ISSUES UNDER
ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC MAY, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY SAID ARTICLE 9, BE
DETERMINED UNDER APPLICABLE CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
9 OF THE UCC.
(a) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT
MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS OR OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS (AND SHALL BE BROUGHT BY THE DEBTOR ONLY
IN SAID COURTS), AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT THE DEBTOR
CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS (AND ALL APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE DEBTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY
OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED
HERETO. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURED PARTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE DEBTOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS
OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHICH THE SECURED PARTY DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE
IN ORDER TO COLLECT THE
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OBLIGATIONS OR REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS.
(b) THE DEBTOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS
UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED
OR CERTIFIED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE DEBTOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SET FORTH IN OR PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.9, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO
DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL
AFFECT THE RIGHT OF SECURED PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS BY ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW.
7.4. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE DEBTOR HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A
TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE DEBTOR FURTHER AGREES
THAT ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO
ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
7.5. WAIVER OF CERTAIN CLAIMS. THE DEBTOR AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT
ASSERT AGAINST THE SECURED PARTY, AND HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY.
7.6. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the Debtor's
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the
execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any
investigation by the Secured Party or its agents.
7.7. Other Security and Guaranties. The Secured Party may, without
notice or demand and without affecting the Debtor's obligations hereunder, from
time to time: (a) take from any Person and hold collateral (other than the
Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange,
enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold
any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and
release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has
given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any
part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or
any part of the Obligations.
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7.8. Fees and Expenses; Interest.
(a) The Debtor agrees, to pay to the Secured Party, on demand, all
reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses that the Secured Party pays or
incurs in connection with the administration (after the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default), enforcement and termination of this
Agreement, including, without limitation: (i) costs and out-of-pocket expenses
(including Attorney Costs) paid or incurred to obtain payment of the
Obligations, enforce the Secured Party's Liens, sell or otherwise realize upon
the Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to
defend any claims made or threatened against the Secured Party arising out of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation,
preparations for and consultations concerning any such matters); (ii) costs and
out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) for any amendment, supplement,
waiver or consent in connection with this Agreement; (iii) costs and
out-of-pocket expenses of lien searches; (iv) taxes, fees and other charges for
filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions to perfect,
protect, and continue the Secured Party's Liens; (v) sums paid or incurred to
pay any amount or take any action required of the Debtor under this Agreement
that the Debtor fails to pay or take; (vi) costs of inspections, and
verifications of the Collateral, including, without limitation, travel, lodging,
and meals for inspections of the Collateral and the Debtor's operations by the
Secured Party; (vii) costs and out-of-pocket expenses of collecting checks and
other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining blocked accounts and
lock boxes; and (viii) costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the
Collateral. The foregoing shall not be construed to limit any other provisions
of the Loan Documents regarding costs and out-of-pocket expenses to be paid by
the Debtor.
(b) If the Debtor fails to pay when due any amount payable by it to
the Secured Party hereunder (including any reimbursement obligations of the
Debtor hereunder), after written notice thereof from the Secured Party, such
unpaid amount shall bear interest, payable by the Debtor on demand, at a rate
per annum equal to the rate borne by the Promissory Note on overdue amounts of
principal.
7.9. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices,
demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other
shall be in writing and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal
delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and
courier service or (b) three (3) business days after it shall have been mailed
by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage
prepaid, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows (provided
that no notice to the Secured Party shall be effective until actually received
by it):
If to the Debtor:
Stylecraft Lamps, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
General Counsel
If to the Secured Party:
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Interiors Investors, L.L.C.
c/o Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Industries, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
or, as to any party, to such other address as such party shall designate for
itself by like notice to the other parties. Failure or delay in delivering
copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication to the Persons designated above to receive copies shall not
adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration or other communication.
7.10. Waiver of Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
the Debtor waives presentment, protest and notice of demand or dishonor and
protest as to any instrument and notice of intent to accelerate the Obligations,
as well as any and all other notices to which it might otherwise be entitled. No
notice to or demand on the Debtor which the Secured Party may elect to give
shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, entitle the Debtor to any
or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
7.11. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives,
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that
no right or interest herein or any obligation hereunder may be assigned by the
Debtor without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The rights and
benefits of the Secured Party hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any
successor thereto and, if the Secured Party so agrees, to any Person acquiring
any interest of the Secured Party in the Obligations or any part thereof.
7.12. Indemnity of the Secured Party by the Debtor. [Intentionally
Omitted]
7.13. Final Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are intended by the Debtor and the Secured Party to be the final,
complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This
Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, supersedes any and all prior
oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. No
modification, rescission, waiver, release, or amendment of any provision of this
Agreement shall be made, except by a written agreement signed by the Debtor and
the Secured Party.
7.14. Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the
Secured Party provided by law, the Secured Party is authorized at any time and
from time to time, following the occurrence and, after the expiration of all
applicable cure periods, continuance of an Event of Default, without prior
notice to the Debtor, any such notice being waived by the Debtor to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other
indebtedness at any time owing by, the Secured Party to or for the credit or the
account of the Debtor against any and all Obligations owing to the Secured
Party, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Secured
Party shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document and
although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured. The Secured Party
agrees promptly
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to notify the Debtor after any such set-off and application made by the Secured
Party; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect
the validity of such set-off and application.
7.15. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is contrary to,
prohibited by or deemed invalid under any applicable law of any jurisdiction,
such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be inapplicable and deemed
omitted to the extent so contrary, prohibited or invalid, without invalidating
the remainder hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
7.16. Section Headings. Section headings used in this Agreement are
for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
7.17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the Secured Party and the Debtor in separate counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute
one and the same agreement. Delivery by a party by facsimile transmission of a
counterpart of this Agreement signed by such party shall be effective as a
manual delivery by such party of such counterpart.
7.18. Release of Collateral. Upon payment in full of all the
Obligations and the termination of the Promissory Note and the other Loan
Documents, the Secured Party at the request of the Debtor shall promptly
execute, deliver and file such instruments as the Debtor shall reasonably
request (and at the Debtor's expense) in order to reassign, release or terminate
its security in the Collateral.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has executed and delivered this
Agreement by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.
Secured Party
Interiors Investors, L.L.C.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has executed and delivered this
Agreement by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.
Debtor
STYLECRAFT LAMPS, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
(ii)
SCHEDULE 2.3
LOCATION OF OFFICES
AND COLLATERAL
Location of chief executive office:
P. X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxx 00 Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 EIN: 00-0000000
Other Locations:
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Locations of Collateral (if other than above locations): Each of above locations
and each of the Debtor's subsidiaries' locations.
